The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the organization that conducts the Golden Globes, received backlash when they announced that “Minari” would be classified as a foreign language film for the voters of the annual award ceremony and wont compete in Best Pictures category.

“Minari,” the story of a Korean immigrant family struggling to build a better life in Arkansas, stars an American, is directed by an American and produced, financed, and distributed by U.S. companies. However, HFPA said that it is not eligible in the best picture categories and must compete in the foreign-language category, reports Variety.com.

According to publication, the Globes eligibility rules state that any film with at least 50 percent of non-English dialogue goes into the foreign-language category, and movies that compete for best foreign-language film can’t win the best musical/comedy or best drama prize.

This move has fumed several Hollywood directors, writers, and actors including Lulu Wang, Phil Lord, and Daniel Dae Kim who said that it is time to change the rule

“I have not seen a more American film than #Minari this year. It’s a story about an immigrant family, IN America, pursuing the American dream. We really need to change these antiquated rules that characterizes American as only English-speaking,” wrote Lulu Wang

“Lost” star Daniel Dae Kim says that the move is in a way saying that “go back to your country when that country is actually America.”

Writer-director-producer Phil Lord tweeted that the HFPA will have no choice but to change its rules and calls it a dumb decision.

Previously, “The Farewell” and “Pain And Glory” picked up multiple nominations at the Golden Globes but were excluded from consideration for top Globes honors.

Also one can not forget that despite its history-making Academy win, Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” was sidelined by the HFPA’s guidelines.